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Article: Clever Hodja, foolish Hodja: a Turkish tale.(Short Story)
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- Highlights for Children
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- May 1, 2003
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Nasreddin Hodja was probably a real person who lived in Turkey in the thirteenth century. He is famous in folklore for being both clever and foolish.
Clever Hodja
Late one hot summer afternoon, Nasreddin Hodja strode through his town of Ak Sehir (AHK sheh-heer), heading toward the palace of Tamerlane the Great. Hodja carried an offering--a fat goose roasted to a gleaming brown by his wife, Fatima. Drops of sweat dripped under Hodja's turban and loose, flowing kaftan. His stomach felt tight with hunger.
Outside town, Hodja stopped to rest under a walnut tree. He pinched his nose, trying to close out the tempting smell of freshly roasted goose. ...